A Cape Coral family wants to convince you to vote "yes" on Amendment 2, and their vigor stems from their son's battle with a rare illness.

Nine-year-old Gavin Lawrey suffers from Mitochondrial Disease, a rare cell-illness that attacks the "powerhouse" of the cell, the mitochondria. The mitochondria produce the energy our body needs to keep itself working. Without it, the body begins to deteriorate.

For Gavin, this means seizures, a constant need for oxygen, and a laundry list of medications his parents want to consolidate. They say they can do so with medical marijuana.

"If we can get him on a plant-based medicine and off of some of these things that have really terrible side effects, I feel like it's a win-win," said Brandi Lawrey, Gavin's mom.

Opponents of medical marijuana, like the group Vote No on 2, say the amendments will only make it easier for kids to get their hands on pot.

Certain kinds of medical marijuana treatments are legal in Florida now. Gavin is set to begin one of them this Wednesday.